Alondra Gonzalez Reynoso
Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
Random encounter in library led Reynoso to financial planning program
- Hometown
Lawrenceville
- Major/minor
B.S.F.C.S. in Financial Planning, FACS
Entrepreneurship Certificate, Terry College of Business
- Activities/Honors
Campus & Community Involvement
- CFP Student Liaison, one of 18 students nominated nationwide for this pilot program
- Vice President, Student Financial Planning Association
- Tax Preparer (2024) and Manager (2025), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program
- Student Financial Coach, Love and Money Center
- Volunteer, Financial Literacy Day on the Lawn (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Financial Planning Cortona study abroad program (Fall 2023)
- Member, Hispanic Student Association
- Member, Catholic Student Association
Other Experience:
- Cashier, Publix (2021-2025)
- Client Service Operations Intern, Homrich Berg (Summer 2024)
- The Externship by Amplified Planning (Summer 2024)
Conferences:
- GA FPA Symposium (May 2024)
- CFP Connections Conference (Oct 2024)
- Charles Schwab IMPACT (Nov 2024)
Honors & Awards:
- Morehead Honors College
- HSF Scholar
- FinServ Foundation Fellow
- Thomas E. Cochran Emerging Leader Award
- Dean's List (Fall 2021, Spring 2024)
- Why I chose my major
I love telling the story of how I got into financial planning. I started at UGA as a Math Education major, but later switched to Mathematics which the intention of pursuing the Math Ed. Double Dawgs program. I was in the science library studying for what was probably a Calc III test when I overheard these girls talking about their project. After Googling the textbook they were working out of and letting curiosity get the best of me, I decided to ask them what they were working on, and they gladly introduced me to the Financial Planning major. I did more research that day, and in my second semester of sophomore year I finally committed to the major. Financial Planning combines what I loved about teaching and math, but also incorporated my long-lived love for personal finance, which was something I had no idea I could even study in college.
- What I like most about FACS
In addition to the amazing people within the college who easily created the welcoming environment I was looking for, the opportunities FACS and the Financial Planning Department specifically has provided is something I don't think I could have found anywhere else at UGA. The personal and professional growth I have experienced is tremendous, and it is all thanks to my peers, the faculty, and all the resources made available to us.
- Post-graduation plans
I am looking forward to working with Homrich Berg as an Associate later this summer!
